IMTS Highlights Big Need for Collaboration in Manufacturing
At IMTS last week, in Chicago, Ill., Sharon Cobb, associate program manager, NASA, shared in her ELEVATE breakfast keynote that innovation in manufacturing is going to put us back on the moon—but there is another component in addition to innovations that will also be key: people.
It was in 1972 that Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan said, “… as I step off at the surface at Taurus-Littrow, we’d like to dedicate the first step of Apollo 17 to all those who made it possible.” He was crediting the team who got him there, says Cobb.
“NASA’s voyage to the unknown doesn’t feature a single hero, but it is really about dedication and years of hard work that are required from a diverse group of people who all have the same goal,” explains Cobb, during her breakfast presentation hosted by AMT (Assn. for Manufacturing Technology).
Collaboration Is Key
Diverse is a key word here. We need all people to come together for the good of all innovation. If we want to make great things happen, then we must do it together, and we must have all hands-on deck. This was perhaps one of the big themes I saw as I attended IMTS last week. Collaboration is key to making industries tick today—and we heard that key sentiment from many of this year’s speakers.
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5 个月These are well-curated highlights! IMTS was worth-attending.
Vice President - Research @ AMT | Research in Manufacturing Technology
5 个月Peggy, thank you for the great take aways from this event at the IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show. Catherine (Cat) Ross, great job!